2026 Youth Class Schedule
Thank you to our summer youth education programming sponsor— Paul Bunyan Communications!
Scholarships are available for all youth classes! Click here for more information and to fill out a brief application.
All classes listed are for youth only. Please contact us before the class if a parent/guardian needs to attend with any child.
Contact: Emily Carlson, Program Manager - emily@macrostieartcenter.org
Youth Wheel Thrown/Sculptural Pottery
This fun and inspirational class is open to students with beginning to intermediate levels of ability. Students will learn wheel throwing pottery and sculptural techniques. Projects will be selected based on the student’s level of experience and age. The course fee includes the cost of materials. A healthy snack will be provided at the beginning of each class. Ages 6 to 16.
Instructor: Bruce Bartos & Heather Pederson
Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 16-25, 1:00-3:00pm
Member Fee: $100 Non-member Fee: $110
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Sketch to Shirt!
Learn how to take your ideas and sketches into a digital medium and back into a physical object in the form of your own custom shirt! Participants will work with Ipads using digital pencils learning basics in programs like adobe fresco, procreate, and illustrator to create designs that will be printed and pressed onto a shirt. Shirt included in the price of class.
Instructor: Samsoche Sampson
Date: Tuesdays, July 7 - 28, 2:00-3:00pm
Member Fee: $70 Non-member Fee: $80
Watercolor Pet Portrait Painting
Bring an image of your favorite pet or animal to create a keepsake watercolor portrait. Paintings will be mounted in 11" x 14" standard size mats for easy framing afterwards. The course fee includes the cost of materials. Ages 7 and up. Beginners welcome!
Instructor: Lea Friesen
Date: Thursday, July 30, 1:00-4:00pm
Member Fee: $50 Non-member Fee: $60
Watercolor Self-Portrait Painting
Bring an image of your favorite pet or animal to create a keepsake watercolor portrait. Paintings will be mounted in 11" x 14" standard size mats for easy framing afterwards. The course fee includes the cost of materials. Ages 7 and up. Beginners welcome!
Instructor: Lea Friesen
Date: Thursday, July 30, 1:00-4:00pm
Member Fee: $50 Non-member Fee: $60
Sculpt a Pokemon!
Follow along with local artist and Pokemon enthusiast as he shows you how to create your own clay Pokemon! This project is great for students to develop skills for how to sculpt with clay and create their own models. All materials provided. Ages 6-16. This is a youth only class.
Instructor: Samsoche Sampson
Date: Sculpt a Pokemon will be pausing for the summer but will continue this fall!
Member Fee: $20 Non-member Fee: $25
MAC Youth Open Studio
Youth Open Studio is a time designed for young artists to explore their creativity and independently work on their artwork. Open studio time offers a supportive environment where youth can spend time working on their own individual art projects with an instructor available to assist or answer questions. Students are encouraged to either bring their own supplies, or they can use supplies from the MAC. Ages 9-14. First Wednesday of the month. Please register ahead of time.
Dates: Youth Open Studio will be pausing for the summer but will continue this fall!
Instructor: Heather Pederson
Fee: $5
Family Create Second Saturdays
Join us every Second Saturday from 1-3PM at the MAC for Family Create Second Saturdays! Free family orientated art activities with a new theme each month! Ages 4 and up. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Projects won’t take the entire 2 hours so staggered attendance is better to ensure space for everyone. This event is sponsored by Grand Itasca – Fairview.
Instructor: MAC Instructor
Date: 2nd Saturday of every month! (June 6, July 12, and August 8)
Free for everyone.